CLASSIFICATION 



Genera described. SMILAX, ASPARAGUS, POLYGONATUM, SMILACINA, 

 MAIANTHEMUM, CONVALLARIA, EEINECKIA, ASPIDISTKA, EOHDEA, 

 HEMEROCALLIS, PHOKMIUM, BLANDFORDIA, FUNKIA, ASPHODELUS, 

 ASPHODELINE, PAEADISEA, BULBINE, CHLOROGALUM, BOWIEA, ERE- 

 MURUS, ANTHERICUM, APHYLLANTHES, AGAPANTHUS, TULBAGHIA, MILLA, 

 BREVOORTIA, BRODI^A, BESSERA, BLOOMERIA, NOTHOSCORDUM, ALLIUM, 

 MASSONIA, GALTONIA, LACHENALIA, DRIMIA, DIPCADI, ALBUCA 

 URGINEA, VELTHEIMIA, MUSCARI, HYACINTHUS, PUSCHKINIA, 

 CHIOXODOXA, DRIMIOPSIS, EUCOMIS, SCILLA, CAMASSIA, ORNITHO- 

 GALUM, LlLIUM, FRITILLARIA, TULIPA, ERYTHRONIUM, GAGEA, LLOYDIA, 

 CALOCHORTUS, COLCHICUM, BULBOCODIUM, MERENDERA, NARTHECIUM, 

 CHAM.ELIRIUM, CHIONOGRAPHIS, XEROPHYLLUM, HELONIOPSIS, HELO- 

 NIAS, UVULARIA, GLORIOSA, TRICYRTIS, SANDERSONIA, TRILLIUM, 

 LITTONIA, VERATRUM, ZYGADENUS, DISPORUM, MEDEOLA, ANDRO- 

 CYMBIUM, ARTHROPODIUM, ANDROSTEPHIUM, DAUBENYA, DICHOPOGON, 

 ERIOSPERMUM, GLYPHOSPERMA, GONIOSCYPHA, HERRERIA, HESPERO- 

 CALLIS, LEUCOCORYNE, MELANTHIUM, NOTHOSCORDUM, TRITELEIA, 

 WURMBEA, TUPISTRA. 



Nat. Ord. PONTBDBRIACB^. Characters Aquatic herbs. 

 Flowers hermaphrodite, regular or irregular. Perianth inferior, 

 6-lobed. Stamens 6 or 3. Ovary superior. 



Genus described. EiCHHORNEA. 



Nat. Ord. AMARYLLIDE^J. Characters. Leaves linear or 

 strap-shaped. Flowers hermaphrodite, usually regular. Perianth 

 superior. Stamens usually 6, the filaments being sometimes united 

 to form a cup. Ovary inferior. 



Genera described. HYPOXIS, CuRCULiGO, NARCISSUS, GALANTHUS, 

 LEUCOJUM, HESSEA, STERNBERGIA, ANOIGANTHUS, GETHYLLIS, 

 COOPERIA, CHLIDANTHUS, HAYLOCKIA, ZEPHYRANTHES, SPREKELIA, 

 HIPPEASTRUM, PLAGEA, GRIFFINIA, CRINUM, AMARYLLIS, AMMOCHARIS, 

 LYCORIS, BRUNSVIGIA, NERINE, STRUMARIA, VALLOTA, CYKTANTHUS, 

 OLIVIA, H^EMANTHUS, BUPHANE, EUCROSIA, CALLIPSYCHE, EUCHARIS, 

 CALLIPHRURIA, URCEOLINA, PH^IDRANASSA, STENOMESSON, PANCRA- 

 TIUM, HYMENOCALLIS, ELISENA, EURYCLES, CALOSTEMMA, IXIOLIRION, 

 BOMAREA, ALSTRCEMERIA, POLIANTHES, BRAVOA, BESCHORNERIA, 

 EUSTEPHIA, PLAGIOLIRION. 



Nat. Ord. H^EMODORACE^B. Characters. Leaves tufted, 

 narrow, linear. Flowers hermaphrodite, usually regular in dense 

 panicles, clusters, spikes or racemes. Perianth downy, 6-lobed. 

 Stamens 6, usually all perfect. Ovary 3-celled. 



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